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Haeckel Patterns

Haeckel Patterns/ 2018
From the moment I discovered the artist/ scientist Ernst Haeckel​​​​​​​, I just got hypnotized by his paintings. Except he does not draw for the sake of art or to convey any message, these are simply "technical" paintings of creatures, plants, amoebas and cells in microscope viewing.

I am so connected to this method of discovering something new that fascinates me and enter it, exploring it in every direction, going inside in the biggest zoom-in possible and just observing it closely and savoring its aesthetic that just pleases me in the purest way.

While designing my patterns, I decided to take all the pieces Ernest had already disassembled and unfolded before me and chose which ones to take to create a whole new creation in my language.

My patterns are based on the 17 plane symmetry groups.

Materials: Acrylic on paper
Inspiration
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Haeckel Patterns
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